Tasmanian Times
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1.6KStatementsWilderness Defence Fund Launched to Help Fund Lake Malbena Legal Case
The Wilderness Society Tasmania has launched a Wilderness Defence Fund to keep Tasmania’s World Heritage and national parks accessible for the many,...
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1.5KStatements
Tasmanian Anti-poverty Activists Unite Against Slash to JobSeeker
Media release – Australian Unemployed Workers Union, 18 September 2020 Tasmanian anti-poverty activists unite against slash to JobSeeker rate From September 18–24,...
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3.2KTravel
Hotel Verge Opens in Launceston
Launceston's new boutique Hotel Verge has started welcoming guests.
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1.6KEconomy
Jobs Data
Media release – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 17 September 2020 New jobs data promising sign for Tasmania The Tasmanian Liberal Government is delivering...
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2.1KStatements
Lake Malbena Proposal Deemed ‘Controlled Action’
Media release – Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley, 17 September 2020 Minister orders EPBC assessment for Lake Malbena Minister for the...
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1.7KCurrent Affairs
No-Interest Loans Surge in ‘Pandemic Quarter’
NILS is urging people on low incomes who need funds to seek a no interest loan rather than get involved with pay...
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1.5KTravel
New Public Shelter at Ben Lomond – Invitation to View Plans
The Parks and Wildlife Service is inviting the community to view and provide feedback on Stage 1 (replacement shelter) concept plans for...
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2.6KOpinion
Cooking the Parrot
Ongoing forest mismanagement leaves the iconic swift parrot with nowhere to go, writes John Hawkins.
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1.7KTravel
West Coast Wilderness Railway Back in Action
Tasmania's iconic wilderness train ride is back, and bookings are looking healthy.
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1.8KPoetry & Short Stories
Poet’s Corner – ‘The Petition’
The poem below was first published in the Colonial Times on Tuesday, 11 July 1843. Dramatis personae ‘Polar Hero’: Sir John Franklin,...
